CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

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Authority Name and Address

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Address from which documentation may be obtained

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Completed documents must be returned to:

2 Contract Details

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Title

NE Wales National Park: technical assessment to evaluate Evaluation Areas & identify Candidate Areas

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Description of the goods or services required

NRW wish to commission a suitably skilled and experienced consultant to undertake detailed technical assessments to identify Evaluation and Candidate Areas for a potential National Park. The consultant will be required to identify Evaluation Areas (EAs) as sub-divisions of the Area of Search to provide a more manageable scale for evaluation of the area in question. The division into Evaluation Areas (EAs) should be made on the basis of a coherent landscape character and suitable scale. The consultant will be required to evaluate each EA for natural beauty in accordance with NRW’s procedural guidance on assessing land for designation and the natural beauty criterion set out in the guidance. The consultant will also be required to evaluate each EA as to whether it affords sufficient opportunities for outdoor recreation according to the criteria set out in the procedural guidance. The consultant will be required to provide a summary of the evidence, a detailed draft boundary of the whole area, and a report setting out its findings, including a technical contribution to NRW’s judgement as to whether it is desirable to designate each CA.

NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=139239

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Notice Coding and Classification

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Total quantity or scope of tender

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

Minimum standards required

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

itt_107905 / project ref 55261

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Time Limits

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Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

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Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

INSTRUCTIONS COMPLETING THE ITT

i) Suppliers should register on the eTendering portal https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk

ii) Once registered, suppliers must express their interest as follows

a) login to the eTendering portal

b) select ITT'

c) select 'ITTs Open To All Suppliers'

d) access the listing relating to the contract (itt_107905, North East Wales National Park Project: technical assessment to evaluate Evaluation Areas and identify Candidate Areas for a potential National Park) and view details

e) click on 'Express Interest' button in the 'Actions' box on the left-hand side of the page

iii) Once you have expressed interest, the ITT will move to 'My ITTs', where you can download and view documents and where you can construct your reply as instructed. You must then publish your reply using the publish button.

iv) For any support in submitting your expression of interest, please contact the eTendering helpdesk on 0800 0112470 or at help@bravosolution.co.uk.

(WA Ref:139239)

The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding.

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Additional Documentation

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Publication date of this notice